CVE-1999-0002

Published: Oct 12, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.

Affected (10)

Products: Bsdi: Bsd Os · Caldera: Openlinux · Redhat: Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Bsdi Bsd Os	Version 1.1
Caldera Openlinux	Version 1.2
Redhat Linux	Version 2.0
Redhat Linux	Version 2.1
Redhat Linux	Version 3.0.3
Redhat Linux	Version 4.0
Redhat Linux	Version 4.1
Redhat Linux	Version 4.2
Redhat Linux	Version 5.0
Redhat Linux	Version 5.1

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19981006-01-I (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-006.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/121

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19981006-01-I (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-006.shtml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/121

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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